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Jackson City Council: votes at a glance — appointments, budgets, ordinances and settlement approved
Summary
At its June meeting the council approved a consent calendar of administrative items, a compensation ordinance, budget amendments, DDA budget and millage, insurance renewal, chemical purchase contracts, and authorized a closed-session settlement. One appointment to the local officers compensation commission was approved.
Jackson City Council approved a series of consent and regular-agenda items at its June meeting, including personnel appointments, budget amendments, insurance renewals and contract awards.
Key outcomes recorded at the meeting:
- Appointment: The council approved the mayor’s recommendation to appoint David Hammittry to the Local Officers Compensation Commission for a seven-year term beginning immediately and ending June 10, 2032 (motion moved and supported; vote recorded as unanimous on the consent vote except where pulled for discussion).
- Ordinance adoption: The council approved final reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 519, which the agenda described as updating compensation rates for administrative and supervisory employees (moved, supported and passed unanimously as recorded).
- Budgets and appropriations: Council approved a set of fiscal-year budget amendments across the general fund, Ellis Sharp Park operating fund, building inspection fund, 2023 and 2024 water system project construction funds, and water fund budgets; the item passed as recorded.
- Jackson Downtown Development Authority (DDA): The council approved the DDA budget for fiscal year 2025–26 and authorized a millage levy in the DDA district of 1.9996 mills for fiscal year 2025–26 (both items moved, supported and passed as recorded).
- Insurance and contracts: The council authorized renewal of property and liability coverage with the Michigan Municipal League liability and property pool in the amount of $709,078 and approved contract awards for purchase of water and wastewater treatment chemicals for fiscal year 2025–26 (moved, supported, passed unanimously as recorded).
- Chemical procurement and other routine awards: Purchase contracts for the city’s water and wastewater chemicals were approved under the consent calendar.
- Closed session and settlement: The council convened in closed session under MCL 15.268(e) for discussion of Jackson County Fourth Circuit Court case No. 24-1054-NO and returned to approve the recommended settlement in the case by motion.
Most consent and budget items were approved with little or no debate; individual items that drew discussion were pulled from the consent calendar for brief remarks prior to passage. Where votes were recorded during the meeting the clerk displayed the tallies at the meeting.
No ordinances other than Ordinance No. 519 were taken for final reading at this meeting; council members directed staff to continue follow-up on several items (water-billing implementation, monthly-billing options, and East Side economic development study) for later meetings.
